My daughter is trying to decide between MSW programs. She's been accepted to all programs and we're crunching the numbers. It's shocking that all the tuitions are pretty much the same between Fordham, Monmouth (NJ), and Catholic (DC). She's also been admitted to Rutgers but was turned off by the way she was treated on the telephone when she requested meeting with someone to go into more detail about their program and was told they don't do that. She has had very informative meetings at the other schools. Clearly, going into huge debt for a low paying job is a great concern. She has not heard back yet on the finanical aid from 2 schools. We realize field placements are key to positions after school. She just graduated from college and is going straight into the MSW program. As far as social work opportunities go, are NYC and DC more desireable locations than NJ? She can commute from home in NJ to go to Fordham and possibly live with an aunt in VA to attend Catholic. Both would require long commutes but would save money. She's already heard about one possible field placement from Fordham and is excited by it.
My husband is convinced that having a larger alumnae network is key. I'm not convinced that applies to a MSW degree.
Any advice or knowledge of these programs would be great. Haven't found anthing on Monmouth or Catholic University.
